"Tinoco opened the season on the shelf with a minor back injury. He returned in mid-April and struggled over the next six weeks. His velocity was down nearly two ticks relative to the end of last season, and he allowed more than five earned runs per nine with a massively reduced 12.5% strikeout rate. A forearm strain sent him back to the IL in early June. He evidently had a setback in recent weeks and will be unable to avoid surgery."
"The 30-year-old will collect the $760K minimum salary for the season. He surpassed the two-year service threshold, but that's not of huge significance as he faces the extended rehab process. Miami will almost certainly run him through outright waivers at year's end rather than putting him back on the 40-man roster. The injured list goes away over the offseason, and Tinoco would've been a fringe roster player even if healthy."
Jesús Tinoco will undergo flexor surgery next month and is expected to miss most or all of the 2026 season. He is on Miami's 60-day injured list and will remain there through the offseason. Miami claimed him off waivers from the Cubs last July after a strong late-season stretch that produced 26 2/3 innings, a 2.03 ERA and a 30.6% strikeout rate. Tinoco opened the season with a minor back issue, returned but struggled as velocity fell and strikeouts dropped, then suffered a forearm strain in June. The setback requires surgery. He will earn the $760,000 minimum and is likely to be exposed to outright waivers this offseason, become a minor-league free agent, and pursue a minor-league deal; his career ERA stands at 3.98 across 100 big-league appearances.
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